The One That Got Away
The people on the ground were pale, their foreheads covered in fine beads of sweat, and they looked abnormally weak, but they still stubbornly closed their mouths, unwilling to say another word except to beg for death.
Jiang Yimian only said calmly, “Since you don’t want to talk, forget it. I’m just curious how long you can endure the effects of the Gu Poison in your body. That taste just now must have been unpleasant.
You now have two paths you can choose, one is to tell me everything you know, and I can control the Gu Poison in your body.
The second is to help the Chu Prince guard the secret and wait for the Gu Poison to flare up again.
Of course, we won’t let you die; it would be too easy for you to die like that.
As far as I know, the duration of each flare-up of this Gu Poison should be longer than the last, but the intervals should get shorter and shorter.
The most uncomfortable thing is that you can’t die, and now that you can’t get the antidote from the Chu Prince, you can only endure this Gu Poison.”
Qi Shang heard these words, and his body trembled involuntarily, but he still stubbornly closed his mouth, showing no sign of wavering.
If he told These People about the Chu Prince’s affairs, he was afraid that he really wouldn’t be able to live. As long as he could find an opportunity to leave and return to the Chu Prince’s side, he might still have a chance to survive.
He can’t speak. As long as he gets through this time and goes back before the next flare-up, he will definitely be fine.
Jiang Yimian saw this, only raised an eyebrow, and said lightly, “The Chu Prince has even given you Gu Poison, and you are still willing to guard his secrets to the death. That’s really loyal.
I just don’t know how long you can maintain this loyalty.”
After speaking, she slowly reached out and pulled out the silver needles from Qi Shang’s body.
Instantly, the pain that had finally subsided returned.
Qi Shang was only in so much pain that his whole body was twisted together, wanting to raise his head again and hit the ground to alleviate the pain, but the Guard held him down firmly, preventing him from moving.
For a moment, unbearable pain and itching instantly spread throughout his body, and he was only in so much pain that his whole body twisted, and his mind became a little blurred.
After a long while, he opened his mouth weakly, “I, I’ll tell you, tell you.”
Jiang Yimian only said with a smile, “Are you sure you don’t want to continue guarding the Chu Prince’s secret? Maybe someone will come to save you!”
Qi Shang only said painfully, “I, I’ll tell you, please, please save me.”
He thought he could get through this time, but he clearly felt that the pain had intensified this time. The previous pain was too slight compared to this time. This Woman must have done something.
Jiang Yimian then slowly re-inserted the silver needles in her hand into Qi Shang’s acupoint, and the silver needle that allowed him to open all pain was removed by her.
Instantly, the bone-eroding pain and itching on his body disappeared, and his originally chaotic mind gradually became Clear.
“Xu, Xu Changli.” After Qi Shang finished speaking, he fell to the ground and stopped moving, as if he had lost his Strength.
Lord Lu then instructed the person next to him, “Bring Xu Changli here.”
He didn’t expect that there would still be someone who slipped through the net after the Ministry of Works had been screened once.
The Chu Prince’s reach is indeed too long.
However, he really remembers this Xu Changli. He should have been repairing the Riverbed with the others from the Ministry of Works these days.
But he didn’t see this person at the Riverbed today. He doesn’t know if he is still at the Yamen now.
Assistant Administrator Li quickly left with people, but returned quickly.
“Lord Lu, Xu Changli is not here. I heard that he went to repair the Riverbed with the people from the Ministry of Works early this morning, and hasn’t returned yet.
Sir, I have already sent people to the Riverbed to look for him.”
Lu Cijian only frowned and said calmly, “There’s no need to look for him; he’s not at the Riverbed. He probably ran away.
Go and seal off the City Gate.
Wang San, take people to search and arrest him in the City, and be sure to find him.”
Assistant Administrator Li and Wang San quickly responded and retreated.
At this time, East Street in the City.
Xu Changli shuttled through the passing Crowd all the way, and from time to time he looked around cautiously, making sure that no one was following him before turning from the main road into a remote Small Alley.
The Alley was narrow and dark, but he walked extremely fast, and he looked Nervous.
After walking for nearly a Quarter Hour, Xu Changli finally stopped in front of a dilapidated Courtyard.
The Courtyard in front of him was at the innermost part of the Alley. There were many cobwebs and various brown marks on the mottled walls, and the gate was also a little shaky, looking like it had been in disrepair for many years.
He gently knocked on the dilapidated House door.
A Man’s voice quickly came from Inside the House. Listening carefully, it seemed to carry a bit of vigilance, “Who is it?”
Xu Changli whispered, “Here to collect the goods.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the House door was opened immediately.
A Middle-aged Man in his thirties or forties poked his head out from Inside the House. After confirming that there was no third person around, he said, “Come in.”
As soon as Xu Changli entered the House, the dilapidated door was quickly closed, as if no one had ever come.
The Middle-aged Man looked at Xu Changli’s haggard appearance and said strangely, “Why did you come here for no reason? Now that Zhou Shiwen is dead, coming here again will easily expose you.”
These days, it has been rumored all over Yuncheng Prefecture that Zhou Shiwen has committed many evils and embezzled Disaster Relief silver. The news has spread all over the streets. Realizing that things might be exposed, he was thinking about leaving.
However, some things had not been dealt with properly, which hindered his steps. He never thought that this person would come to him at this Time, which is really an Idiot.
Xu Changli only wiped the sweat from his forehead that was caused by being Nervous, and said dissatisfied, “Qi Shang has been caught. That guy won’t be able to endure it for long and will definitely expose me. I can’t continue to stay at the Yamen.
That Lord Lu and Jiang Girl are not simple, and sooner or later they will suspect me. I can’t stay there.
You take me with you.”
If the Situation weren’t critical, he wouldn’t risk coming here.
It was really because Qi Shang’s Gu Poison should flare up in these few days. If this guy couldn’t bear the Gu Poison and exposed him, wouldn’t he be done for?
Instead of being uneasy every day, he might as well run away quickly.
The Middle-aged Man paused and did not answer, but instead said, “Did you do what you were asked to do? If you leave now, how will we explain to the Chu Prince if Wei Jinghai returns to the capital alive?
Also, this place hides too many things. If you come rashly, you will only expose us.”
Since this Idiot knows that he will be exposed, he shouldn’t have come to them. Maybe the people from the Yamen have already discovered this person’s Abnormal behavior.
They have to leave as soon as possible.
Thinking, he quickly walked towards Inside the House.
Xu Changli was a little anxious and grabbed the person in front of him and said, “I can’t control that much anymore. Now Lu Cijian is staring at the Ministry of Works and the Censorate all the time. Sooner or later, I will be caught.
I have already killed Zhou Shiwen, and you must take me away.
That Qi Shang won’t last long either. If you don’t take me away, I will definitely reveal everything that the Chu Prince had me do in the Ministry of Works.”
He has provided a lot of convenience for the Chu Prince in the Ministry of Works these years. Now that the fire is about to burn him, he doesn’t believe These People aren’t afraid.
Even if he has no merit, he has Hard Work these years. The Chu Prince promised to give him wealth and glory. He doesn’t want anything now, he just wants to live.